CPE Allied Health (LAH)
LAH 0008 - Pharmacy Technician (3.5 Credits)
3.5 lecture, 3.5 total contact hours
LAH 0009 - Online Pharmacy Technician (4.5 Credits)
4.5 lecture, 4.5 total contact hours
This online course prepares you to work under a registered pharmacist in hospitals, home infusion pharmacies, community pharmacies, or other healthcare settings. Learn Federal law, medications, aseptic techniques, calculations, and everyday pharmacy operations. Prepares you for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) exam. Textbook, exam preparation materials and fees for one sitting of the PTCB exam included. Approved for funding by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act for qualified WIOA candidates, under O*Net code 29.2052. Must be 18 years of age at time of enrollment.
LAH 0010 - Phlebotomy Refresher (1.5 Credits)
1.5 lecture, 1.5 total contact hours
Refresh or learn new blood draw skills using a variety of blood collection methods. Topics: venous samples, vacuum collection devices, capillary skin punctures, order of draw, locating difficult veins, butterfly needles, and special considerations. Receive training in infection prevention, proper patient identification, and labeling of specimens. Practice venipuncture procedures on practice models, fellow students and volunteers. This 20-hour course is designed for healthcare professionals looking to improve technique or learn new phlebotomy skills, or those currently employed in healthcare seeking phlebotomy skills. This course does not qualify students to take the NHA phlebotomy certification exam.
LAH 0011 - Dental Assisting (3.5 Credits)
3.5 lecture, 3.5 total contact hours
Prepare to become a dental assistant in this online 12-week program. Topics include anatomy and physiology, infection control, imaging, and patient care. You will learn your role in supporting dentists and dental hygienists in a rapidly growing industry. All materials are mailed to your home once you register. See harpercollegece.com/dental for more information and to register.
LAH 0245 - Spanish for the Health Care Provider (0.1-900 Credits)
0 - 900 lecture, 0 - 900 lab, 0 - 900 clinical/other, 0 - 900 total contact hours
Learn the basics of Spanish in health care setting by attending this 30-hour program. Taught by a health care professional with more than 10 years of experience in the language, you will start with an introduction into the Hispanic culture. From there, you will be in introduced to the formulation of sentences that will apply to general health care settings, progressing into individualized areas. Included in this program will be dialogs for different settings, such as dental, health care reception, nursing, radiology pharmacy, therapies and more! Learn how to obtain a health history, as well as appropriate interaction with various family members. At the end of this program, you are provided with a laminated translation sheet that will help in your everyday practice!
LAH 8011 - Online Pharmacy Technician (4.5 Credits)
4.5 lecture, 4.5 total contact hours
Prepares you to work under a registered pharmacist in hospitals, home infusion pharmacies, community pharmacies, or other healthcare settings. Learn Federal law, medications, aseptic techniques, calculations, and everyday pharmacy operations. Prepares you for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) exam. Textbook, exam preparation materials and fees for one sitting of the PTCB exam included. Approved for funding by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act for qualified WIOA candidates, under O*Net code 29.2052. Must be 18 years of age at time of enrollment.
Typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
LAH 8012 - Pharmacy Technician Training Program (3 Credits)
2.5 lecture, 1 lab, 3.5 total contact hours
Prepares students to work under the supervision of a pharmacist. The course will focus on the foundational principles and concepts for successful participation in the pharmaceutical field. Topics include medications, federal requirements, patient safety, quality assurance, order entry, and order processing.
Typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
LAH 8100 - Activity Director (2 Credits)
1.5 lecture, 1 lab, 2.5 total contact hours
Provides instruction to students to meet the 36-hour IDPH requirement for activity directors, activity aides/assistants, and others involved with long-term care residents. Instructs participants on how to develop unique programming to meet the recreational needs of residents with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, intellectual disabilities, and serious mental illness.
Typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
LAH 8300 - Covid-19 Contact Tracing (2 Credits)
2 lecture, 0 lab, 2 total contact hours
Provides students with the tools and resources needed to become a COVID-19 Contact Tracer. Delivers instructions through the online learning platform. Completes a new module each week. Prepares students to engage in contact tracing upon successful completion of all course modules. Requires students to achieve a passing grade on the post-test evaluation. Complies with all Center for Disease Control COVID-19 contact tracing guidelines.